Talk:A Head in the Polls

Picture

Anybody wanna hazard a guess as to why the picture in the infobox doesn't seem to be working? I haven't the foggiest idea. Stardust8212 02:54, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind! Working again now, must have just been a wikipedia thing, sorry to bother you!

Assessment

Seems like a very well done article , i couldn't find anything obviously wrong with it.
Nice Work.Kingpomba 15:58, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I changed this so there is only one Wikiproject tag rather than two. Also I disagree that this is A-class, I don't think it would pass even as a good article and so at best it would be B-class, I don't think aby articles in this wikiproject are currently at the A-class level aside from maybe Futurama itself. Remember A-Class articles should meet the criteria for a Featured Article, even if they have not been nominated for FA status. Stardust8212 19:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Cultural references

As I recently brought up at the wikiproject (here) it is time we did something about the cultural references sections. I am moving all unsourced references to the talk pages for the time being in hopes of creating a better, more thoroughly sourced article. Please discuss this action at the wikiproject link above so as not to split it over 72 different talk pages. The information removed from the article follows. Stardust8212 01:53, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

• At the voter registration convention, the man at the "Dudes for the Legalization of of Hemp" says "Dave's not here, man.". This is a reference to the comedy duo Cheech and Chong.
• The television show The Scary Door, a parody of The Twilight Zone, that Fry and Bender watch at the beginning of the episode is a parody of the episode "Time Enough at Last". One of the books seen behind the man in the library is called "2984", a reference to George Orwell's novel 1984. A book called The Newer Testament is also seen.
• In the voter registration convention, the "one cell one vote" booth is a reference to the "one man, one vote" slogan, used to protest against election restrictions. The "Bull Space Moose Party" is a reference to both the bull moose party and the Space Moose comic strip. The "National Ray Gun Association" is a reference to the National Rifle Association (NRA). The "people for the ethical treatment of humans" is a reference to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
• Bender orders his martini "Shaken, not stirred", a reference to James Bond.
• Nixon sings the end of the song "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane.
• The sign outside of the presidential debate reads: "Tomorrow night: Vice-Presidential "Your mama so fat" Contest," referring to the mud slinging nature of the vice presidential debates.
• The episode contains numerous references to Richard Nixon's political career. In addition to part of it taking place at the Watergate Hotel:
  • During his rampage Nixon shouts "Who's kicking who around now?", a reference to the famous statement he made after he lost the 1962 gubernatorial race in California: "You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore. Because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference."
  • Nixon makes a reference to his dog Checkers, the subject of a 1952 speech, whose head is seen in another jar.
  • Bender's mention of audio tape references the use of recorded conversations in the Watergate investigation. Nixon's anguished cry of "Expletive deleted!" refers to the editing of transcripts of those tapes, in which Nixon casually and frequently used obscene language.
  • Nixon refers to Gerald Ford (whose head is seen earlier in the episode) as a pardon-granting "sissy", in light of Ford's blanket pardon of Nixon for all Watergate-related charges.
  • During the episode Leela says that they give you a discount room at the Watergate Hotel if you’ve been there before. This is a reference to the infamous Watergate scandal; though strictly speaking Nixon wasn’t physically inside the Watergate Hotel during the incident.
• In the Head Museum's Hall of Presidents, Jesse Ventura's head is displayed. His jar is labeled "Jesse 'The Head' Ventura", a parody of his nickname "The Body".
• John Quincy Adding-Machine, who according to Leela and Bender was the first robot to be elected as the president of Earth, is a reference to the real former President of the United States, John Quincy Adams.
• The head of Gerald Ford says that he "never found voting to be all that essential to the process", and Nixon replies, "No kidding, Ford." This is a reference to the fact that Ford was the only U.S. President to never have been elected to that office or the office of Vice-President.

+2 Stardust8212 12:34, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

• In the Hall of Presidents, Jesse Ventura's head is shown with the nickname "The Head" instead of "The Body".
• After Fry states his feelings on voting in the Hall of Presidents, Gerald Ford's head states that he's "...never found voting that essential to the election process". Richard Nixon's head states, "I bet you don't Ford." This is an allusion to Gerald Ford being the only President in American history to become President without being elected to either the Presidential or Vice-Presidential office .

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Long Dong Silver?

The article on porn actor Long Dong Silver states that his head appears in this episode. Is that correct? __meco (talk) 14:57, 9 March 2012 (UTC)